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Former Irish under-20 rugby international Denis Coulson has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of raping a woman in Bordeaux, France, in 2017.
Dublin-born Coulson, who also played for Connacht and French side Stade Français, was one of two former Irish international rugby players sentenced on Friday at the Cour d’Asisses in Bordeaux.
Chris Farrell, a member of the Grand Slam-winning Irish team in the 2018 Six Nations, received a four-year sentence suspended for two years for failing to prevent an offence.
The court was told he would not be sent to prison but would have to wear an electronic tag for two years and remain in France.
The two men were tried alongside three other rugby players, two of whom were also found guilty of rape on Friday.
All five men were teammates at FC Grenoble.
Loick Jammes, 30, from France, was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 14 years.
Rory Grice, 34, from New Zealand, was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 12 years.
His compatriot Dylan Hayes, a 30-year-old New Zealander, received a two-year suspended sentence for failing to prevent a crime.
All five defendants had denied the charges against them.
